sigmoid flexure

noun

1. Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
2. Also called sigmoid colon. an S -shaped curve of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.

sigmoid flexure

noun

1. zoology an S-shaped curve, as in the necks of certain birds

Word History and Origins

Origin of sigmoid flexure¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

One of them may occupy the cecum, another the transverse colon, and possibly a third the sigmoid flexure.

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It is usually found in the lower part of the ileum, the ccum, sigmoid flexure, and other parts of the colon.

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It was the practice with O'Beirne,71 Hare,72 and others to inject fluid by a long flexible tube passed beyond the sigmoid flexure.

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Its most common site is the sigmoid flexure, and next in point of frequency the ccum.

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It is most often observed in the sigmoid flexure and ccum, as are the other forms of carcinoma.

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